244 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1988. This stimulating and original book examines how sociological theory helps us to understand development. The author, writing with clarity and from long practical experience in the field of development, aims to show how different sociological theories cast light on the process of development both in the 'Third World' and in the 'Developed World'. He pays particular attention... Read more
Part One: Introduction and Overview; 1 Feeling the effects of development; 2 Development theory: the light of experience; Part Two: Town and Countryside; 3 Urbanisation and urbanism; 4 Industrialisation; 5 Rural development: entering the market; 6 Rural development and social differentiation; 7 State, government and education; 8 Gender and development; Part Three: Themes in the Sociology of Development; 9 Defining and measuring development; 10 Case material; Afterword; Glossary; Bibliography; Index;
Biography
Tony Barnett
`Tony Barnett uses a sociological perspective to demonstrate that the problems of development are more than simply `education and charity'.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
